Document Blueprints

In this article you can learn about how to create and use Document Blueprints in Umbraco.

Document Blueprints Overview

Document Blueprints allows a content editor to create a blueprint for new content nodes based on an existing node.

Create - Method 1

Before following this method you should have some content created beforehand.

Select a Content node from the Content menu:

Content-Menu

Click ... next to the Content node and select the Create Document Blueprint option.

Action Button

Give your document blueprint a Name:

Document Blueprint Name Field

Click the Save button and if the creation was successful, you will see a success notification:

Create Button

The new document blueprint will be created in Document Blueprints node of the Settings tree:

New Document Blueprint

Create - Method 2

Go to the Settings section:

Settings Menu

Click ... next to the Document Blueprints tree and select the Create Document Blueprint menu item:

Create Document Blueprint

Select the Document Type you want to create a document blueprint for:

Select Content Type

You can create document blueprints only from Document Types or Document Types with Templates

Give your document blueprint a Name and click the Save button:

Document Blueprint Name Field

The new document blueprint will be created in Document Blueprints folder of the Settings tree:

New Document Blueprint

Edit

To edit an existing document blueprint, select a document blueprint from the Document Blueprints folder of the Settings tree. When you have finished editing click the Save button:

Edit Document Blueprint

Use

Once you have created a document blueprint, you can use the template to create new content nodes. To use a document blueprint, Click ... next to the Content tree and select Create:

Create From Template

When you click on a Document Type that has a document blueprint, you will see two options:

  • Create a new node based on a document blueprint

  • Create a blank one

Select Template

Last updated